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Punish cops for custody deaths

Chen Xujin, a criminal suspect, died at a detention center in Xiushui county of Jiangxi province on Tuesday. Police say Chen slipped in the toilet and fainted, and died a few hours later. But his relatives allege that he was beaten to death, because his body bore many injuries.

Many prisoners and criminal suspects have died of unusual "causes". One died while "playing hide and seek", another did after "drinking cooked water" and a third after "having a nightmare".